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AMH 2022 section 16.1.3
VALPROATE (val-pro-ate)
Nausea and vomiting
Weight gain
Tremor
Bleeding or bruising
Pregnant
Liver trouble
Take with food or milk — so medicine doesn’t make you feel sick
Do not stop taking medicine
Take medicine as instructed to stop symptoms coming back
Return to clinic straight away
If you have fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, yellowing of skin or eyes, bruising or bleeding
Do not drink alcohol (grog) — medicine increases the effects
Weight
Blood test
Check liver function tests (LFT), FBC
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